SM Cares and SM Supermalls have turned over 3,200 fruit trees and hard wood tree seedlings to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Davao del Norte to boost forest cover in the province.
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| An SM employee plants tree seedling at Sitio Langan, Brgy. Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte. |
With representatives and volunteers from SM City Davao and SM Lanang in collaboration with the DENR Davao del Norte and partners from the community, the trees are planted in Sitio Langan, Brgy. Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte on November 8.
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| Employees from SM City Davao volunteer in the tree planting activity. |
The provision of the tree seedlings is SM’s green responsibility especially in Davao del Norte, where SM City Tagum will soon be constructed. This is also the mall’s commitment to help protect and conserve the natural resources as each tree planted is a step towards a greener planet.
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| SM Supermalls and SM Cares distribute over 3,000 tree seedlings to DENR Davao del Norte. In the photo from left to right: Mr. Jayson Lasaca, carpark supervisor of SM City Davao; Ms. Marites Jocson, CENRO Officer of DENR - CENRO New Corella; Ms. Precious Ann Legario, assistant mall manager of SM Lanang; and Mr. Jezer Gutierrez, assistant mall manager of SM City Davao. |
In 2013, SM Foundation embarked on a “Grow a Million Trees Project” in partnership with DENR. Covered in this project is the 10,000 trees planted in the 20-hectare site in Brgy. Suawan, Marilog District, Davao City.
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| SM Cares and SM Supermalls have partnered with DENR and community members to pursue greening initiatives in Davao del Norte. |
In 2018, SM employees also joined hands to plant 60,000 trees all over the country in celebration of SM’s 60th anniversary. Part of this project was the cultivation of 12,000 trees in Davao City.
To know more on SM’s green initiatives, visit the official page of SM Cares and SM Supermalls.
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